Languages - Reviews of Aalborg Universitet (AUC) | Denmark

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Jan B

Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Personal comments

i improved my english a lot.befor i couldn´t hardly speak english.now, i think, i got problems nowhere....everybody in denmark is able to understand english,most of them speak it.i also learnt a bit danish.

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adriana23

Universitatea "Ttransilvania" din Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Library Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

It was a great opportunity to communicate in English and also to learn the local language,which I happened to like a lot...So,it was a great experience from the linguistic point of view... and not only..

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Zalina D

North-Ossetian State university, Vladikavkaz, Russia
International Relations, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

The Danish language is difficult to learn, but the everyday environment helps to make a progress. As for English, almost 90% of the population speaks it fluently, so there is no problem with that at all

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Arunas B

Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas, Vilnius, Lithuania
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

At the university I use english, russian and lithuanian language. The same situation and everywhere else.

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amaiafm

Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, Denmark
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Danish?My god is a language of other planet!!!!really complicated.i tried, but then really difficult to understand people.But no problems with english, everybody speaks it there.So it was OK

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